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Polypeptide vs Prolylpeptide - What's the difference?

polypeptide | prolylpeptide |

In biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between polypeptide and prolylpeptide

is that polypeptide is (biochemistry) any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein while prolylpeptide is (biochemistry) a region of a polypeptide or protein containing proline residues.

As nouns the difference between polypeptide and prolylpeptide

is that polypeptide is (organic chemistry) any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds while prolylpeptide is (biochemistry) a region of a polypeptide or protein containing proline residues.

polypeptide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
  • (biochemistry) Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.
  • (protein) A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

    • See also

    * actinomycin * angiotensin * peptide * proinsulin * secretin

    prolylpeptide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A region of a polypeptide or protein containing proline residues